Michigan opens the season against New Mexico with a 34 to 17 win in the big house.

A lot of big games to come, but some big performances.

Bryce Underwood, Justice Haynes, and plenty to talk about on defense.

Brian Bush and I are going to continue to break that down right here on In the Trenches.

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Not many people know, but my mom is here all the way from Germany, so I have to put on a show for her, you know.

But yeah, it feels awesome, especially the touchdown, being the first one, you know, that's something you're always going to remember.

But most importantly is really just putting up points for my team, you know, putting us up top and helping this team win.

This is In the Trenches, presented by Meyer.

Once again, here's John Jansen.

Welcome back.

At this time, I want to bring in my partner, Brian Bush.

John, it's so interesting.

We talk about balance, and that's always a key for any new offensive coordinator, any head coach.

And I think we saw what this could look like with the type of talent that Bryce Underwood is

and with the desire still to run the football.

Justice Haynes, with 16 carries, 1599 yards and three touchdowns, and Michigan still

had its most passing yards since November 4th of 2023 against Purdue. So there's that balance there,

something that Michigan just didn't have enough of last season. Yeah, and, you know, it's, you know,

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